Oasis

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Oasis is a British rock band from Manchester, famed for spearheading the 1990s Britpop movement with anthems like "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back in Anger."

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Oasis (British band) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Britpop band
musical group
rock band
activeYearsEnd 2009
activeYearsStart 1991
album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
Be Here Now
Definitely Maybe
Dig Out Your Soul
Don't Believe the Truth
Heathen Chemistry
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
alsoKnownAs Oasis
surface form: Oasis (British band)
associatedAct Beady Eye
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Ride
The Stone Roses
breakupYear 2009
cityOfOrigin Manchester
countryOfOrigin England
United Kingdom
debutAlbum Definitely Maybe
debutAlbumReleaseYear 1994
era 1990s
founder Liam Gallagher
Paul Arthurs
Paul McGuigan
Tony McCarroll
foundingYear 1991
genre Britpop
alternative rock
indie rock
pop rock
rock
influenced Arctic Monkeys
Coldplay
Manic Street Preachers
surface form: Kasabian

The Killers
influencedBy The Beatles
The Jam
The Rolling Stones
The Stone Roses
languageOfLyrics English
leadGuitarist Noel Gallagher
leadVocalist Liam Gallagher
lyricist Noel Gallagher
member Alan White
Andy Bell
Gem Archer
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Paul Arthurs
Paul McGuigan
Tony McCarroll
Zak Starkey
movement Britpop
notableConcert Knebworth Park 1996
notableSong Champagne Supernova
Don't Look Back in Anger
Live Forever
Supersonic
Wonderwall
notableWork Champagne Supernova
Don't Look Back in Anger
Live Forever
Morning Glory
Roll With It
Some Might Say
Stop Crying Your Heart Out
Supersonic
The Masterplan
Wonderwall
reasonForBreakup departure of Noel Gallagher
recordLabel Big Brother Recordings
Creation Records
Epic Records
Sony Music Entertainment
surface form: Sony Music
salesAchievement multi-platinum albums worldwide
secondAlbum (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
secondAlbumReleaseYear 1995
ticketsDemand record-breaking for Knebworth 1996

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Oasis alsoKnownAs Oasis
this entity surface form: Oasis (British band)
Paul Weller associatedAct Oasis
Paul McCartney influenced Oasis
Paul Weller influenced Oasis
The Beatles influenced Oasis